Changes

Fears

Vegas was looking for Pete like crazy, he couldn't even communicate with him since they were trapped in the building. He stopped counting the bodies but he couldn't stop thinking about Pete, he should be safe, he would kill Kinn if anything happened to Pete.

Vegas opened that door .... Inside just dead bodies and blood and, lying against a wall, his Pete completely covered in blood.

"PETE!!! NO NO NO NO!!!!"

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"We'll be divided into three teams:
Vegas, me, Nop, Storm and Sun in the first team. We will enter through the front door. The first floor is ours.
The second team: Bear, Jack, Jason, Jason, Gear and Tom, will cover the roof and the second floor.
And the third team: Rider, Frank, Panter, Clock and Grass, the back door and basement is yours." Pete led the last meeting before the attack.

The area around the building was under their control, they had been watching it for two weeks, the weapons were ready, the cars too. They had installed the sensors and there was no margin for error. They had every contingency covered.

Vegas and Pete took their dinner with the bodyguards. There was tension in the air, as always before any mission, even if they were trained for it, the risk was present. It was a life or death situation.

Pete was smoking in the backyard when Vegas arrived. "Hey, are you worried?" Vegas asked as he sat down next to Pete, as close as he could get without sitting on top of him.

"I was thinking about granny. She asked me when I was going to visit her. Do you think we could go after this mission? If you don't go she'll be mad too" Pete had a smile on his face. He was looking at the moon.

Vegas kept thinking about how beautiful Pete was. His features were soft, his eyes looked like two crescent moons, and that dimple, Vegas wanted to lick it every time it appeared.

"Yes, we'll go. Maybe we can go for the weekend and spend a week or two with her".
"That would be perfect, Vegas. She'll be so happy to spend so much time with her favourite grandson and with me" They both started laughing.

"I know you are very capable Pete, but please be careful tomorrow. You don't have to die for me or anyone else. You are not my bodyguard" 'Your life is the most important thing'. Pete put his hand on Vegas' thigh and squeezed it lightly. "You too Vegas, you have to be careful" 'I can't lose you'.

Vegas made a decision, after this mission he would talk to Pete and confess his love. It was the perfect time. He needed to face his fear of rejection, his fear that Pete wouldn't return his love, he didn't want to lose Pete and he couldn't live as just his friend anymore. His feelings were growing more and more every day and he was freaking out. He had to tell Pete how much he loved him, he couldn't bear not being able to hold him, kiss him, sleep with him, not being able to say 'I love you' was a torture.

Pete was trying to sleep, in his mind he was reliving all the moments with Vegas. He needed to stop being a coward, he needed to talk to Vegas, to tell him that he loved him, that he had been in love with him for years. That the only reason he could survive in this world was because of his love for him. He was his reason for waking up every day, for not ending up with everyone and himself. Vegas was his everything, his sun, his moon, his stars, his fucking constellation. Pete made up his mind, he would take advantage of the trip to his granny's house to confess his love to Vegas, no more fear, he had to face rejection, the prize was bigger than the fear.

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They were in the car when Kinn called, "Vegas, you have to be careful today, we...". Kinn was hesitating, Vegas didn't have time for this now but he hushed.... "What the fuck have you done Kinn. We can't put this off any longer. Talk or hang up. I don't have time for your shit right now," Pete could feel Vegas' anger so he grabbed his hand. Vegas calmed down a bit after that.